Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-22
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HOW TO CLEAN LACES-SOMB HOUSEHOLD CON-
vENIENCEs-HOw TO RESTORE TARNIsHED SILVER
WARE 10 POLISH BRASS -JCNBLEs BEEF sAU-
sAGEs, ETC.
TARNIsHED SILVER WARE. -Tarnshed silver
in saturated solution OF SALT the application be-
| ing made with cloth or brush.
LEMON WHIPPED CREAM.-Take two fresh lemons
and rub the rinds on lump OF loaf sugar; as the
sugar absorbs the zeSt scrape it off into bowl,
add some rich cream and whip it until stiff. Then
place on ice till wanted.
To POLISH BRASS use ordinary whiting or chalk
and damp cotton or wooden cloth. II the metal
is stained or furnished, then use rottenstone and
Oil on cloth. and finish with whiting for gloss.
II corroded and backened, use oxalic acid in water
with the rottenStone, instead OF OIL
To CLEAN SrNKs.-Copperas dissolved in water
and applied with whisk broom is good for clean
ing iron sinks and drains For zinc, take one
fourth muriatic acid and three-fourths water,
| thlckened with whiting and applied with cloth.
ScOur well with this mixture and then wash with
warm water.
SOUTHERN RICE PUDDING.-Boil one cup OF rice
for half an hour, then pour in quart Of milk and
simmer slowly. Put In small molds let COOL and
take out, lay On a dish, ON top of each make an
opening with spoon, fill with jelly, then pour
into int, Tue dish a rich custard Let cool, and eat
| WIN sugar and wine.
OIL FOR FURNITURE.-Boil together cold drawn
nSeed Oil and as much alkanet root as it will cover
| and to every quart OF Oil add two ounces OF the
best rose pink; when all the color is extracted
strain IL OIL, and for every quart add gill OF Spr
its OF turpentine; II Will be very superior cOmpO-
| sition for soft and light mahogany.
BEEF SAUsAGEs.-ChOp tough or coarse "stake-
piece fine or get your butcher to do it for you;
| season with little powdered thyme, salt, pepper,
very little mustard a teaSpOOnful of lemon Juice
and pinch OF grated lemOnpeel, make into round,
fiat cakes, roll in flour and fry in little hot drip
ping Oh butter, turning as they brown. Drain and
| serve hot.
| MAHOGANY STAIN.-For a good mahogany stain
| there is nothing better than little Vandyke
brown glazed over with Victoria lake. After
brushing over the wood with the former wipe
with a damp cloth; this by removing color from
| the harder parts where il has less deeply sunk
| VIII cause the grain to come out more diStintly
| than by the brush alone.
| CONVENIENT NEEDLE CASE.-A convenient
needle case is one made OF different shades OF olive
felt, mingled with red and olive, cut into the form
| OF autumn leaves. The OrnamentatiOn consists Of
feather stitch in colOred silks Stimulating the VEIN
ing OF the natural leaf The leaves are grouped in
pretty cluster, fastened with bow OF ribbon
ana pinned upon curtain or doorhanging.
| STEEL RUsr.-To prevent polished steel from
rusting, after cleaning, and when not in use take
cloth, with very little sweet Oil On it, and wipe
the articles over so as to slightly but evenly Oil the
surface. Steel knives which are not in general use
may be Kept from rlsting If they are dipped in a
| strong solution OF soda, one part water TO four
OF soda; then wipe dry, roll in flannel and keep in
| dry place.
PLAIN FRUIT CAKE.-For q plain but palatable
fruit cake take one cupful OF sugar. one-half cup
ful OF molasses, one cupful OF buttermilk or sour
milk, two and half cupfuls of -four one cupful OF
chopped raisins, half cupful OF currants two Ia
beSpOonfuls OF butter, teaspoonfu of soda in the
milk or flour and half teaspoonful each OF cloves
| cinnamon and nutmeg. This will bake in about
| forty minutes In moderate oven.
CEMENT FOR INTENDING CROCKERY.-To make a
good cement for crOckery, take one pound of white
two folo
| tic; put these in bottle, and then add one-half
| pound pure sulphuric ether. Let it stand half an
| hour and then add one-half gallon ninety per
cent alcohol, and shake occasionally until it is dis
solved Heat the edges of the article to be mended
| and apply the cement with pencil brush: hold
the article firmly together till the cement cools.
SUNFLOwER LAMP SHADE.-A pretty and useful
little article in the way OF fancy tissue paper work
| is shade in form of a sunfiower for a lamp not
otherwise screened. Cut petals five inches long
two inches wide and tapering to a point: crinkle
Inein up on knitting needle and gum in thick,
overlapping rows upon round piece OF cardboard
Fill the center with yellow and black fringed cut
paper: Fasten TO the cardboard wire bent over
SO as to hook on to the globe, and cover the back
Oh the cardboard neatly by FASTING on paper.
| JUMBLES.-If you have yelks OF eggs left from
| making macarOOnS or other dainties, they may be
utilized for Jumbes, as follows: Make three-Quar-
tiers OF pound OF butter and the same quantity OF
powdered sugar, the yelks OF six eggs, half wine
glasSful OF sherry or brandy half wineglassful Of
rose water and pound OF warm, dry, fine flour
| liito HILL paste. Roll Jne-paStS INTO I1rm balls
between the palms, roll in sugar and lay two
inches apart on dripping pan. Bake about
keep we'll
CLEANING LACEs-The cheap laces, such as ORR
entail, Fedora and Egyptian, are often cast aside
as useless when once sOiled, but they may be
washed and done up as good as new If little care
Is taken. First the laces should be carefully re-
moved from the garment and put into basin OF
not SOap-SudS. Use an ordinary soap. After soak
Ing Tor an hour or so the lace should be carefully
| rubbed between the hands, and after washing in
several waters it may be boiled II very much
SOiled. The lace should not be wrung out In the
| regular way, but the water pressed out with the
palms OF the hands. II narrow lace for ruching
purposes starch with little clear starch allow.
| ing one teaspoonful to pint OF water; otherwise
take out OF clear water. While still DAMP, pull
Dry in the sunshine, then dampen and iron over
several thicknesses OF flannel The iron should
| be moderately hot. All the points should be
nicely pulled into shape with the fingers and then
ironed Embroidered laces should be 1rOned on
| the wrong side, so that the pattern Is not fiat
| tened.